Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 6

Sheila never would've expected to run into Shannon in the Jensen family's garden, especially since she'd only kicked Shannon out less than an hour ago. She was shocked for a second, but her expression turned into one of understanding when her gaze landed on Carla. She guessed that Carla was Shannon's biological mother—a mere maid.

Well, it made sense. How could anyone who'd lived deep in the mountains get a respectable job? She supposed working as a maid for a family like the Jensens was already considered respectable enough.

Rachel obviously shared Sheila's thoughts. Deep down, she felt smug and amused, yet she feigned pity and worry. "Does your family work here, Shannon? Just a word of advice—this is the Jensen residence, so you shouldn't go around touching their things. You wouldn't want to cause trouble for them."

Thomas' mask of politeness cracked at her words. He was about to clarify the situation when he heard Shannon say calmly, "Thanks for the advice, but I don't need it."

She paused and glanced behind Rachel, where she saw a pale gray silhouette almost plastered to Rachel's back. She raised an eyebrow and said, "If I were you, I would just stay at home. I wouldn't be wandering around like you're doing now."

She'd earlier made some protective instruments and left them at the Gray residence, so regular malevolent spirits wouldn't dare approach the house. It was hard to say what would happen once Rachel was away from there, though.

Sheila's face twisted with rage when she saw how arrogantly Shannon was acting after leaving the Gray family and reuniting with her maid of a mother. Still, she suppressed her anger because Thomas was still around.

She turned to Rachel and said, "You might be kind enough to want to be nice to everyone, Rachel, but you should really watch out for the people you talk to. What's the point in advising an ingrate who doesn't know what's good for herself?"

Then, she turned to Thomas and explained almost helplessly, "I'm sorry you had to see this. Shannon used to be my adoptive daughter, but she turned her back on us and abandoned us after tracking down her biological parents despite everything we did to raise her.

"She's never been the good sort and has always had a habit of taking other's things. We tolerated her when she was part of our family, but now that she's not… I really don't know how much trouble she's going to get into."

Sheila acted like she was worried, but her words made one thing clear—she was insinuating that there would be trouble at the Jensen residence if they kept Shannon around.

Thomas couldn't help feeling taken aback by her words. Was Sheila oblivious to the fact that Shannon was the Jensen family's daughter? If they could slander Shannon to his face, he couldn't bear to imagine how hard her life had been at the Gray residence.

He'd earlier treated Sheila and Rachel as important guests because they used to be Shannon's family, but now, his attitude cooled.

Sheila misunderstood and thought Thomas' expression had turned cold because he'd believed her lies about Shannon. She sneered to herself, wanting to see Shannon get kicked out of the Jensen residence. She'd like to see whether Shannon would still act so arrogant with her in the future!

As for forcing Shannon to give up the ambassador slot, Sheila felt she didn't need to waste her breath telling Shannon to do anything now that she had connections with the Jensen family. It was just a slot—if Rachel wanted it, they could just take it from Shannon.

Carla hadn't said a word since Sheila and Rachel had arrived—the Jensen family was strict with its household staff, and the maids generally wouldn't speak to the Jensen family's visitors. Still, she couldn't help finding Sheila's and Rachel's words odd.

They seemed to have been badmouthing Shannon, the daughter of the Jensen family. What in the world?

Thomas couldn't stand it anymore. "Mrs. Gray, Ms. Gray, you—"